Exploring the impact of contaminants of emerging concern on fish and invertebrates physiology in the Mediterranean Sea

F Impellitteri, CR Multisanti, P Rusanova, G Piccione… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Consumption and excessive use of substances or items that are taken for
granted in our daily lives such as personal care products, plastic objects, and medicines …

A review of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and novel brominated flame retardants in Chinese aquatic environment: Source, occurrence, distribution, and ecological …

N Wang, C Lai, F Xu, D Huang, M Zhang, X Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the widespread commercial production and use of brominated flame retardants
(BFRs) in China, their potential impact on human health development should not be …

Characterizing microplastic hazards: which concentration metrics and particle characteristics are most informative for understanding toxicity in aquatic organisms?

LM Thornton Hampton, SM Brander, S Coffin… - Microplastics and …, 2022 - Springer
There is definitive evidence that microplastics, defined as plastic particles less than 5 mm in
size, are ubiquitous in the environment and can cause harm to aquatic organisms. These …

The impact of microplastics on bivalve mollusks: a bibliometric and scientific review

MH Khanjani, M Sharifinia, AR Mohammadi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Bivalves are important members of the ecosystem and their populations are declining
globally, making them a concern for their role in ecosystem services and the fishing industry …

Trophic transfer of nanoplastics through a microalgae–crustacean–small yellow croaker food chain: Inhibition of digestive enzyme activity in fish

L Kim, R Cui, JI Kwak, YJ An - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of nanoplastics on marine organisms via trophic transfer
in the food chain. We designed a three-step food chain comprising microalga (Dunaliella …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the evaluation of toxicity and ecological risk assessment of plastics in the marine environment

D Leistenschneider, A Wolinski, J Cheng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing production of plastics together with the insufficient waste management has
led to massive pollution by plastic debris in the marine environment. Contrary to other known …

Toxic effects on enzymatic activity, gene expression and histopathological biomarkers in organisms exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics: a review

I Patra, DTN Huy, F Alsaikhan, MJC Opulencia… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have become an important global
environmental issue due to their widespread contamination in the environment. This review …

Nanoplastics induce epigenetic signatures of transgenerational impairments associated with reproduction in copepods under ocean acidification

YH Lee, MS Kim, Y Lee, DH Kim, JS Lee - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification (OA) is one of many major global climate changes that pose a variety of
risks to marine ecosystems in different ways. Meanwhile, there is growing concern about …

Dietary consumption of polypropylene microplastics alter the biochemical parameters and histological response in freshwater benthic mollusc Pomacea paludosa

J Jeyavani, A Sibiya, N Gopi, S Mahboob… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most common environmental pollutant in aquatic ecosystems are polypropylene
microplastics and their impacts on aquatic organisms are still scarce. The study aimed to …

Combined effects of salinity and polystyrene microplastics exposure on the Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas: Oxidative stress and energy metabolism

Y Du, J Zhao, J Teng, J Ren, E Shan, X Zhu… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and salinity variation are two environmental stressors, but their
combined effects on marine mollusks are rarely known. Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) were …